{"product_id":"books-calling-the-shots-by-sue-barker","title":"Calling the Shots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Autobiography of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A life of two wonderfully entertaining halves'\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRewind to 1971, and Sue Barker's coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protégée to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket, telling her she'll have to win the money to pay for her return fare. Sue hides in the grounds of the hosting tennis club overnight, to avoid paying for a hotel. The next day, she walks onto court and smashes it. Five years later, and she's Britain's No 1.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe same combination of grit, grace and talent took her to the top of live Sports TV. And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers and gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the remarkable life story of a tennis champion, an award-winning broadcaster who has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades, and a trail-blazing woman who has always called the shots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54421374173457,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781529149036.jpg?v=1787584693","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-calling-the-shots-by-sue-barker","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}